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Sport England to
Invest £1m in Water Skiing
A great
start to 2009 for sport as a whole as Sport England announce a
£480m investment in 46 sports with the overall aim of delivering
greater sporting opportunities for all.
Working closely with the national governing bodies of sport to
deliver on their new strategy, this commits Sport England to
delivering a world-leading community
sport system
with
a series of demanding targets by 2012/13 as follows:
The
individual investment decisions for each sport followed on from
a rigorous assessment and a four-month period of engagement with
individual sports each having to document and demonstrate how
they could contribute to Sport England’s new strategy of “Grow,
Sustain and Excel”. This detailed and lengthy process ensured
that the right level of funding is being invested in the right
places with individual sports being “commissioned” to deliver on
specific targets and achieve Sport England objectives.
Sport England will monitor and evaluate
results on a quarterly basis, and will hold governing bodies of
sport accountable for their progress.
As part
of this targeted investment plan, water skiing will receive £1m
over the next 4 years to support its development programmes as
part of the 2009-13 Sport England Strategy funding round.
This investment represents a 36% increase on previous levels of
funding directed at water skiing and an exciting opportunity to
develop the sport, improve coaching standards and encourage
greater levels of participation in the sport whilst identifying
and supporting clear talent pathways for promising young
athletes.
British
Water Ski looks forward to further working in partnership with
Sport England during what is indeed an exciting time for sport
in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics. Having also
recently secured an additional four years of funding from UK
Sport and with our very strong track record of achievement and
delivery on targets, this means we can only build on our success
to further develop, support and promote the sport.
Welcome to
season 2009 ...
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